USB

[javra]

Hi,
Is there any programme or library in ruby to drive own hardware via
USB? Or do I have to implement my own C functions?

 

[vasudevram]

Ruby doesn't have the sort of close-to-the-hardware functions to do this
sort of thing, also Ruby programs are "better" when designed to be
cross-platform, so a driver approach might work out better overall.

javra:

Google for libusb.
The first two hits are for the *nix project and the Windows port of it.
Might help. You'd have to write a Ruby-C extension for it though.
Might turn out to be easier/faster than writing your own USB driver, if
that's what you meant.

HTH
Vasudev
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